Joseph

Hey, I’m Joseph... a third year Criminology student. I have the pleasure of writing these posts in a country that withholds some of the most magnificent landscapes in the world…Norway. One of the many placement year opportunities that have been made available throughout my time at the University of Leicester. Within my posts there is no doubt that you shall of course find a Criminological undertone. But they shall also be uncovering what makes Leicester University a perfect fit for any student… not only for the social sciences. I also have a deep love affair for documentaries… so documentary enthusiasts stay tuned.

If a hell was to exist, it wouldn’t look a great deal different to the state of our prison system. BY JOSEPH A valid presumption it would be, in presuming not all readers frequently trapes around the deep dark cavities of the internet in search of the latest prison reform policies. Understandable, such ‘ought to be’ […]

For the Book & Virgin lovers amongst you, it may have come to your attention that last Thursday (3rd March) was in fact ‘World Book Day’. Yes, I’m just as intrigued and puzzled as you are, in trying to understand why one felt it necessary to simplify the value of books into the small, […]

Never mind how much I despise the use of statistics, the one that follows is one that I felt necessary to share. It is one that is at the heart of my studies within Women’s Law and Human Rights and one that arose during a conference I recently attended by the Canadian Embassy on forced […]

Quaint, quite and quintessentially different… Such are the phrases of which I would choose to describe Morioka Shoten, Tokyo’s new ‘one book’ book store. The store is based inside the heart of Tokyo in the Ganza district, where it chooses to do precisely that… to sell one book at a time. A simple, yet elegant initiative and […]

– Speculating the Speculated – For many the 21st of October 2015 may have appeared to resemble nothing more than your average Wednesday. However, it was sure to be a date that put shivers down the spines of many fond admirers of Robert Zemeckis’s unquestionable masterpiece… ‘Back to the Future’. A date in which signified the end […]

– LIGHTS / CAMERA / ACTION – It is of great anticipation that I can now confirm that filming for my new documentary feature film has commenced! Since arriving in Oslo on a year long placement, I have become a member of the documentary filmmaking department within the ‘Oslo Student-TV’ organisation. A well respected film […]

– Norwegian Tax Legislations – With the application of extensive tax regulations applied to alcoholic substances by the Norwegian government, typical student activities can be found to be far different to those found in Europe. So, to continue delving into the non-sensical world and transgressions that alcohol may bring one must adapt. To do so, […]

– THE OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT – And so if you have just joined us to begin reading this article, I must therefore inform you that what you’re reading right now is in fact the beginning of the end of the end of the beginning. I jolly do hope that you enjoy the experience that I’m about […]

– SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURES – So, as promised I bring to you (my readers) a few photos from my spontaneous trip travelling deeper into the realms of Scandinavia. Photos taken by yours truly. Enjoy! For those that took the time to read my last post, you shall already be well informed that I made full use […]

– SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURES – It has been a little over a week since touching down in Scandinavia, so far it has consisted of trips to the Fjords, island games and one or two bottles of ‘reasonably priced’ wine… So now that my Scandinavian adventure has officially begun, what better way to celebrate than to visit […]